Top African Music Albums
Rank All Time Artist Album Subgenre(s) Other Genre(s) Year
1
619
 King Sunny Adé Juju Music Jùjú 1982
2
960
 Salif Keita Soro Mande Music 1987
3
1000
 Youssou N'Dour Immigres / Bitim Rew Mbalax 1984
4
1111
 Fela and Africa 70 Zombie Afrobeat 1976
5
1268
 Cesária Évora Miss Perfumado Morna 1992
6
1480
 Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder Talking Timbuktu Mande Music, Songhai Music Blues 1994
7
1624
 Babatunde Olatunji Drums of Passion Apala 1960
8
1724
 Khaled Khaled Pop Raï 1992
9
1812
 Amadou & Mariam Dimanche à Bamako 2004
10
1870
 Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck Djam Leelii Mande Music, Mbalax 1983
11
1905
 Ketama/Toumani Diabaté/Danny Thompson Songhai African Folk Music, Songhai Music Flamenco Nuevo 1988
12
1950
 Salif Keita Moffou Mande Music 2002
13
2192
 Fela Anikulapo Kuti Sorrow Tears and Blood/Black President [1981] Afrobeat 1977
14
2216
 Konono No. 1 Congotronics Tradi-Modern 2005
15
2268
 Sons of Kemet Your Queen is a Reptile Afro-Jazz 2018
16
2389
 Tinariwen Aman Iman: Water is Life Tishoumaren 2007
17
2420
 Ali Farka Touré Savane Mande Music, Songhai Music Blues 2006
18
2615
 Rachid Taha Diwan Raï 1998
19
2650
 Tinariwen Imidiwan: Companions Tishoumaren 2009
20
2745
 Mahmoud Ahmed Eré Méla Méla/Ethiopiques 7 Ethio-Jazz, Tizita 1975
21
2792
 Ali Farka Touré The River Mande Music, Songhai Music 1990
22
2811
 Mbongwana Star From Kinshasa Tradi-Modern 2015
23
2974
 Youssou N'Dour Nelson Mandela Mbalax 1985
24
2995
 Ladysmith Black Mambazo Shaka Zulu Mbube, Nguni Folk Music 1987

Albums "bubbling under" the all-time top 3000:
Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70 Expensive Shit Afrobeat 1975
King Sunny Adé Synchro System Jùjú 1983
Cheb Khaled & Safy Boutella Kutché Raï 1988
Geoffrey Oryema Exile African Folk Music 1990
Fela Coffin for Head of State Afrobeat 1981
Toumani Diabaté with Ballake Sissoko New Ancient Strings Mande Music 1999
Baaba Maal Lam Toro Mbalax 1992
Fela Ransome Kuti & The Africa 70 Gentleman Afrobeat 1973
Fela Kuti Roforofo Fight Afrobeat 1972
Fela Ransome Kuti & The Africa 70 Confusion Afrobeat 1974
Fela Original Sufferhead Afrobeat 1981
Angelique Kidjo Logozo Fon Music Pop 1991
Cheikh Lo Ne La Thiass Mbalax 1996
Tinariwen The Radio Tisdas Sessions Tishoumaren 2001
Oumou Sangare Worotan Wassoulou 1996
Fela Anikulapo Kuti Shuffering & Shmiling Afrobeat 1977
Tinariwen Amassakoul Tishoumaren 2004
Toumani Diabaté The Mandé Variations Mande Music 2008
Fela Ransome Kuti & The Africa 70 Open & Close Afrobeat 1971
Amadou & Mariam Welcome to Mali Pop 2008
Bombino Nomad Tishoumaren 2013
Baaba Maal Live at the Royal Festival Hall Mbalax 1999
Osibisa Woyaya Highlife Jazz-Rock 1971
Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics Inspiration Information Ethio-Jazz Jazz-Funk 2009
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabate Ali & Toumani Mande Music, Songhai Music 2010
Youssou N'Dour Nothing's in Vain (Coono du réér) Mbalax 2002
Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté Toumani & Sidiki Mande Music 2014
75 Dollar Bill I Was Real Tishoumaren Psychedelic Rock 2019
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba Jama Ko Mande Music 2013
Rokia Traoré Bowmboi Mande Music 2003
Mdou Moctar Ilana (The Creator) Tishoumaren Blues Rock 2019
John Wizards John Wizards Kwaito Indietronica 2013
Tinariwen Emmaar Tishoumaren 2014
Baaba Maal Missing You (Mi Yeewnii) Mbalax 2001
Oumou Sangare Mogoya Wassoulou 2017
Kasai Allstars In the 7th Moon, the Chief Turned into a Swimming Fish and Ate the Head of His Enemy by Magic (Congo Tradi-Modern 2008
Fatouma Tadiawara Fenfo Wassoulou 2018
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba Ba Power Mande Music 2015
Songhoy Blues Music in Exile Songhai Music 2015
Toumani Diabaté Boulevard de l'indépendence Mande Music 2006
Trio Da Kali & Kronos Quartet Ladilikan Mande Music Chamber Music 2017
Tinariwen Tassili Tishoumaren 2011
The Very Best Warm Heart of Africa East African Music 2009
Konono No. 1 Assume Crash Position Tradi-Modern 2010
Noura Mint Seymali Arbina Moorish Music 2016
Songhoy Blues Resistance Afro-Rock, Songhai Music 2017
Rokia Traoré Beautiful Africa Mande Music 2013
Staff Benda Bilili Très très fort Soukous 2009
Orchestra Baobab Made in Dakar Wolof Music 2007
Afrocubism Afrocubism Mande Music Guajira 2010
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba I Speak Fula Mande Music 2009
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba Segu Blue Mande Music 2007